The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection)

Chapter 12 — The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection). 147 thoughts gathered here — 64 made it into the written chapter, the rest wait in the pool. This introduction is a placeholder for the author's own words.

The spine

The thoughts this chapter was written from, in order of appearance.

  1. We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of…
  2. Get out from between your ears
  3. You must avoid the trait of haughtiness in arrogance…
  4. People should ask themselves the question what do I…
  5. take some extra time to reflect and be really…
  6. In doing so, Buffett outlines one of the ideas…
  7. Reliance and Independence are usually viewed as opposites
  8. I am responsible for my choices and actions
  9. Same is accountability it is one of the most…
  10. Everyone has strengths and everyone has weaknesses
  11. I recommend viewing your own importance from the per-spective…
  12. Between two character traits at opposite extremes, there is…
  13. Aristotle thought that there were two overriding sets of…
  14. Personality is a broad term that includes characteristic patterns…
  15. Most people aren't ENTJs or ISFPs
  16. Roberts likens personality to a tapestry-an intricate composition in…
  17. Rabbi Yaakov is trying to teach us that if…
  18. Optimism that everything that happens is for the best
  19. “ pride is concerned with who is right
  20. Anavah means that one considers other people impor-tant, while…
  21. Unity
  22. grit and reaching for lofty goals is part of…
  23. The best predictor of success the researchers found was…
  24. Patience to persevere
  25. establish accountability
  26. Contrast that to the giver
  27. Curb your jealousy
  28. Going back to myself, I would like to think…
  29. In most of us, by the age of 30…
  30. Changing traits or other components of your personality is…
  31. Identify which trait or characteristic you would like to…
  32. I continually hear from people that they can't be…
  33. “it’s not that some people have willpower and some…
  34. Many times you don't appreciate something until you lose…
  35. there are 1000 people who never tried there 1000…
  36. I defined excellence in narrow, practical terms
  37. quotes by Voltaire don't allow the perfect to be…
  38. If times are tough, or others are being unfair…
  39. there are three types of complainers
  40. We spend inordinate amounts of time looking in life…
  41. The past is thereby in-creasingly interpreted as a prison…
  42. Nolen-Hoeksema studied the relationship between depression and both brooding…
  43. To get out of this trap, it can help…
  44. Once you stop trying to control your past and…
  45. If you look to the future for your happiness…
  46. Tomorrow is too late
  47. we need time and space to reflect on what…
  48. a simple way to begin contemplation or reflective thinking…
  49. Once you have clarity, you can make it real…
  50. I employ two primary modes of reflection and review…
  51. Self-awareness-You can practice self-awareness by continuous self-reflection
  52. To build a life of excellent, begin by asking…
  53. Reflecting on your past experiences is a simple way…
  54. Conducting values-clarification exercises
  55. life through four lenses
  56. Throughout history, some of the greatest thinkers on this…
  57. This is what we're after when we really, seriously…
  58. Create a quiet space for reflection and listening to…
  59. To hear, one must be silent
  60. 28) Make a List of All Your Achievements (Big…
  61. The philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once said, "Life can only…
  62. of our lives is the true reflection of our…
  63. You will never be happy if you continue to…
  64. Zaidy doesn’t live looking around at other people or…

The pool

Gathered for this chapter, not yet used — raw material for what comes next.

The relationship with yourself (traits/reflection)

Decision

Society

Living

Happiness

Action

Leadership

Resilience

Motivation

Goal

Communication

Consequences